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Will        "Samuel Y. Finley"

           The Last Will, and Testament of Samuel Y. Finley

          State of Florida }
          Alachua County   }
                            I Samuel Y. Finley of the said State
          and County being in good health, and of sound mind
          and disposing memory, and in the fear, and reverence
          of God, with a due sense of His loving kindness, and
          tender mercy, and with my heart full of love for my
          wife, and Children - do hereby make and declare this
          my first, and only and last Will and Testament writen by
          myself of my own free will and accord, uninfluenced
          by any person.
                           My Will is as follows: Viz;
Item one  It is my will that all of my Just debts be paid
          of I am indebted at the time of my death, shall
          be paid by Executrix herein after named out of such
          property, money or Effects which I may own or be
          possed of at the time of my death, according to the best
          Judgment, and discretion of my said Executrix.
          And to this End, she is hereby authorized, and empowered
          to mortgage or sell any personal or real property
          which I may own at the time of my death Either for
          her own personal convenience or the payment of my
          debts according to her own discretion and without any
          order of any Court.
Item two  I hereby will, and bequeath, and divise unto my beloved
          wife Julia D. Finley all my property real, and personal
          Estate which I may own or be seized with or possessed
          of at the time of my death wherever it may be found
          or be situated.
          To have and to hold unto her in her own absolute
          unqualified, and fee simple right, and title to be by
          her enjoyed and disposed of according to her own
          free will, and discretion subject to the following
          request.
Item 3.   It is my will and I hereby request my beloved wife
          Julia D. Finley to give to and bestow upon our
          four daughters respectively without favor or discrim-
          ination such portions of real Estate or personal
          property money or effects as in her judgment
          she may think just and proper it being my
          desire that my said children shall share
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 18 June 2017
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